The Foreign Office (FCDO) is advising against all but essential travel to Acapulco after the Mexican beach resort was ravaged by Category 5 storm, Hurricane Otis, last week.
The death toll from the storm rose to 39 on Saturday (Credit: Met Office Storms / X)
Hurricane Otis pounded Acapulco with winds of up to 165mph on Wednesday (25 October), flooding the city, tearing roofs from dwellings – including hotels – and cutting communications.
The death toll from the storm rose to 39 on Saturday (28 October), the Mexican government said.
To evacuate tourists, an air bridge between Acapulco and Mexico City was set up after authorities reopened the city’s airport. Commercial flights are still not operating.
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